Scream 4 narrative analysis
In the following ways the trailer for scream 4 fits Tovorov’s
Theory of analysis. At the beginning of the trailer the town appears to be
celebrating the anniversary of the capture of previous murder sprees that
haunted the town previously, this is an unorthodox equilibrium but it still appears
to be ‘normal’ for this town. The disruption is marked when one of the
characters receive a call from our murder, using the same intimidating style of
the previous films. The mood of the trailer reflects the fear portrayed by the
characters telling the audience that the film plot of about to take a dive for
the worse. The recognition of the disruption and attempts to restore the equilibrium
are evident as we see the arrival of the police and our characters start to
talk about the killers tactics and how it is different than before, this is
clever as it tells the audience that this isn’t ‘just another scream film’.
Again there is no sign of the reinstatement of the equilibrium, leaving the
audience in suspense.
Unlike most other films, Scream 4 does not appear to fit
with Propp’s theory of narrative, we do not have a clear hero, donor or
princess. The only characters we can identify are the villain, the masked
killer and the helpers, the police men.
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